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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen
My point in using the term 'fetishist' stems from the fact that talking to people in those terms is inherently disrespectful. I am not a gun owner. While I support your right to own those firearms, including AR-15s, I do not share your philosophy about the urgency of gun ownership. And yet, as I am not trying to take your guns away, I have been slapped with that term by individuals that do take your view. While it is probable that you were not applying that term to me specifically, it's use did certainly rub me the wrong way.
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The thing about the gun control merry go round, is the longer you stay on it, the more vitriolic it becomes. There's an Godwin like rule somewhere, that the longer it goes on, the less the other side will understand the other. I've been trying to avoid the issue. I've already done all i can, and have been more politically active in in the last couple months, then I have in my entire lifetime. I don't think everything the NRA does is all honkey dory, but they are the best organization to contribute money to for the preservation of the second amendment. My point is, i've done all i can, and i'm past the point of caring too much, because their's not much else I can do except pony up a vote against anyone who decides our Constituational rights are subject for debate. Yeah, i think the slippery slope argument is applicable here. It starts here, or there, but when does it stop? I think our civil rights should be concrete. Fixed. Immoveable.
Yeah, i can already sense the "well why not own a machine gun" argument forming, though I don't think you'd be as so disingenuous to make it. A machine gun, (AKA, real assault weapon) to me is just impractical. I've never really had a "boner" for one. In fact, I have a gold membership at a local shooting range that has it's Class 3 license (meaning they can have machine guns), and could rent one to use on their range for free at any time I like. I have yet to do so. Fun? Sure. But too expensive in ammo, and just not practical. I'd rather spend my time improving my own techniques on guns id actually use. (Mainly pistols)
I would say the same (impractical) for the real "high capacity magazines". Google image search, "Beta mag". That's your real Hi cap mag, The ones Fienstien et all are after are Normal capacity magazines. 30 round mags come standard on most rifles based on Armalite Rifle No 15. Fifteen round mags come standard on most 9mm pistols. This is one beef of people familiar with fireams have. The politicians behind gun control, and most of their supporters want ban stuff they know next to nothing about.
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And for the love of (insert diety here), don't call a "magazine" a "clip", or even worse, say "high capacity magazine clips". These words are like nails on a blackboard to anyone familiar with firearms. They are the words uttered out of ignorance. Anyone making any argument for gun control immediatly loses all crediblity when they first utter these words. Call a magazine a clip just ONCE, and your done talking, cause their done listening.